The significance of LCAs in sustainable construction
Construction life cycle assessments cover various stages of a building’s design, occupancy and end-of-life, including materials.
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Hempcrete is a sustainable insulation solution
Hempcrete insulation offers a highly effective and sustainable alternative for your home.
Sustainable materials in interior design: how to choose, and what to look out for
What makes an interior material sustainable, how does natural differ from sustainable, and what are the trade-offs when selecting cork, bamboo, timber, wool, recycled surfaces and more.
How building materials affect your health: what the evidence actually says
Bringing natural materials into the home is certainly not a new concept. From wood and wool to bamboo and cork – natural materials bring a sense of warmth and connection to the environment.
What are low VOC materials and why to look out for them?
Low VOC materials make for a healthier home environment. Learn about their benefits, certification standards, and creating a healthy home.
How are new materials revolutionising the construction industry?
These new materials are reshaping the construction sector through innovations in sustainability and efficiency.
What is a product lifecycle assessment?
Understanding a Product Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and how it can benefit sustainable product developments.
Bacteria dyes go mainstream with Living Colour x Puma collaboration
Laura Luchtman and Ilfa Siebenhaar, the Dutch designers behind biodesign lab Living Colour, have teamed up with sports brand Puma to explore sustainable technologies and biodesign through the use of bacterial dyes in a collection titled Design to Fade.
Don Kwaning’s Lino Leather
Don Kwaning is an emerging designer and recent graduate from the Eindhoven Academy. One of his outstanding projects was Lino Leather, a product that adapts traditional linoleum to create a supple and non-animal leather product.
Compression and Release: James Walsh’s Anthropic Bench
Emerging industrial designer James Walsh has won the 2020 Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA) presented by Stylecraft and the National Gallery of Victoria with a design that uses traditional techniques, reinvented in a modern form.
About Futures is an independent magazine documenting the homes, ideas and conversations shaping a new era of sustainable design.
The most exciting architecture being built right now is sustainable. About Futures covers the groundbreaking materials, the alternative building processes, and the people reimagining what home can look like when it’s designed for the future.
